Another aspect of The Paper of note is the term “Gotcha”. It refers to the headline of the New York Sun when two innocent Afro-American boys are arrested for murder.

Stick with me now, I’m almost there.

Recently I’ve been having problems with my Tomatoes and a Blackbird that has been pecking at them, just before they’re ready to pick. This is an ongoing issue and I believe it’s one particular bird.

To rectify this, I put up some netting over my tomatoes and that Blackbird was caught in the act of pecking at them. I rushed out and he fluttered about in a panic and could not get out from under the net.

Naturally, being a long term experienced mist netter, I was able to catch the Blackbird from the netted tomatoes. See the photo below.

Relax everyone. I didn’t kill Mr Tomato Stealing Blackbird, I’m vegetarian and try not to kill sentient beings but I did give him a very good talking to !!!

He has not returned to the tomatoes and I have started to harvest them without any being pecked.